Reflexology on Seizure Frequency, Fatigue, Stress and Sleep Quality in Epilepsy Patients

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

70 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-08-15

Study Completion Date

2023-12-15

Brief Summary

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Epilepsy is among the diseases that cause loss of neurological abilities regardless of any trauma. Reflexology is one of the complementary therapies based on activating the body's self-healing power through special hand techniques applied to the feet. It is known that there are positive changes in seizure frequency, fatigue, stress and sleep quality in epilepsy patients after reflexology. This study will be conducted to determine the effect of reflexology on seizure frequency, fatigue, stress and sleep quality in epilepsy patients.

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Detailed Description

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Individual interviews were conducted with epilepsy patients who applied to the neurology clinic of a university hospital where the research was conducted, and patients who met the inclusion criteria and agreed to participate in the study will be randomly included in the experiment.

Patients arriving on the first day of the week will be placed in the experimental group. In the following days, groups will be formed as one day experiment and one day control (Monday-experiment, Tuesday-control, Wednesday-experiment, Thursday-control, Friday-experiment). Data collection tools will be applied to the experimental and control group patients at the beginning and end of the study. Only reflexology massage will be applied to the experimental group, and no application will be applied to the control group. Data will be collected simultaneously with the control and experimental groups.

Conditions

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Reflexology Epilepsy Fatigue Stress

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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Experimental

Reflexology will be applied in a total of 3 sessions and the final test will be applied to the patients by phone 24 hours after the last reflexology application. At the end of the study, 3 reflexology sessions and 2 test measurements will be performed on the experimental group. Each reflexology session takes approximately 30-40 minutes. Sessions will be performed in a private room within the neurology clinic, on ergonomic and repositionable beds. Each session started with the right foot and will continue with the left foot. Primary relaxation techniques will be applied to both feet, followed by reflexology techniques to all system organs.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Reflexology Massage

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The researcher washed his hands with an antibacterial soap before cleaning the patient's feet. The feet were cleaned according to the patient's preference; To wash feet with water or use disposable wet cloth. The patients were placed in a supine position on the bed in the room and their joint points were supported. The researcher stood at the end of the patient's bed during treatment. Unscented sesame oil at room temperature was used to provide lubrication during reflexology. The application started with the patient's right foot. The foot was first relaxed by applying effleurage, shaking, rotation and stretching methods. During the application, the researcher used the fingers of the other hand while supporting the patient's foot with one hand, and the thumb and caterpillar technique was mostly used. In other applications, the index finger and other fingers were used. The training ended by applying solar plexus pressure to both feet.

Control

No application will be applied to the control group.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Reflexology Massage

The researcher washed his hands with an antibacterial soap before cleaning the patient's feet. The feet were cleaned according to the patient's preference; To wash feet with water or use disposable wet cloth. The patients were placed in a supine position on the bed in the room and their joint points were supported. The researcher stood at the end of the patient's bed during treatment. Unscented sesame oil at room temperature was used to provide lubrication during reflexology. The application started with the patient's right foot. The foot was first relaxed by applying effleurage, shaking, rotation and stretching methods. During the application, the researcher used the fingers of the other hand while supporting the patient's foot with one hand, and the thumb and caterpillar technique was mostly used. In other applications, the index finger and other fingers were used. The training ended by applying solar plexus pressure to both feet.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Knowing the diagnosis of the disease
* Having not received reflexology therapy before
* Being literate in Turkish
* Conscious Open,
* Able to communicate verbally,
* Being 18 years or older

Exclusion Criteria

* Pain starts while doing massage,
* Having an infection,
* High fever,
* Having clot problems in the leg veins,
* Having an acute (newly developing) disease (heart attack, fainting, etc.),
* Wounds in the application area,
* Patients in the first 3 months of pregnancy.
* Paraplegia or thrombosis
* Leg varicose veins or foot disease (open wound or fracture on the foot)
* Diagnosis of psychiatric disorder or dementia

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No